McComb in Pike County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
J.A. Jones Consolidated School
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, July 2, 2022
1. J.A. Jones Consolidated School Marker
Org. 1906 on land donated by Jones for the consolidation of Bacot, Curtis and Felder Schools. Bethany School added in 1921 when Jones School was moved to this site. Served the Friendship Comm. until 1975.
Erected 1991 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1906.
Location. 31° 16.067′ N, 90° 22.543′ W. Marker is in McComb, Mississippi, in Pike County. It is on Friendship Circle 0.2 miles north of State Highway 44, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: McComb MS 39648, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Southwest Mississippi. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Col. Preston Brent (approx. 4.3 miles away); Burglund Elementary & High School (approx. 4.4 miles away); Burglund Student Protests (approx. 4½ miles away); Burglund Supermarket & Lodge Hall (approx. 4.6 miles away); McComb Masonic Temple (approx. 4.6 miles away); Flowery Mount Missionary Baptist Church (approx. 4.7 miles away); Vasti Jackson (approx. 4.7 miles away); Summit Street (approx. 4.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in McComb.
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Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, July 2, 2022
2. J.A. Jones Consolidated School Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on July 3, 2022. It was originally submitted on July 3, 2022, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 386 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 3, 2022, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.
